Rainforest Fights Back & Splash Safari

Another outstanding attraction in the Singapore Zoo is the animal presentations or shows as part of the zoo experience here. So, instead of the mundane walking around looking at animals, there are 3 different shows that you can watch at stipulated show time. I only managed to catch 2 shows during my visit here.

The first show that I catched is the Rainforest Fights Back (sounds almost like Empire Strikes Back ... hmmmm).

It is located at the Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre. The concept / story of the 30 mins show is about humans cutting down trees and spoiling the habitat and homes of the animals and how the forest should maintain its balance ... you know the rest.

I think other than the 'not so professional' performance by the human actors, what thrills me is more the animal actors. They have birds flying on top of you, monkey and squirrels performing wire walking right around the amphitheatre.

So you feel like you're in the show itself. Not a very spectacular show but provides a good break from the normal zoo experience.

The Splash Safari Show on the other hand is a little bit more fun. Located at the Splash Amphitheatre, it is a lot smaller than the Shaw Amphitheatre. The only set back is that a lot of the spectators do not get a chance to sit and have to stand around the stairways and nearing the aquarium to catch the show.

What you get to see is of course the 'wet' animals such as the penguins, the manatees and of course the star, the sea-lion. There is also the pelican but I don't get what they are trying to do.
Here are some videos to show the highlights of the show.

The Caribbean manatees which couldn't do much but just awesome to see such big swimming mammals

The Californian sea lion is of course the star of the show

The sea lion show reminds me so much about SeaWorld in Gold Coast

Location : Singapore

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